Drax’s largest biomass shipment arrives at the UK’s biggest biomass handling facility

by Steve Everett - 23, March, 202021, March, 20200

Associated British Ports (ABP) and Drax received and unloaded the largest shipment of sustainable biomass to arrive at the Port of Immingham in the UK’s Humber region earlier this week, marking an important milestone for the port and the energy company. The Zheng Zhi bulk carrier vessel transported 63,907 tonnes of

Smith Brothers connects 50MW Cambridgeshire solar farm

by Steve Everett - 13, February, 202012, February, 20200

Yorkshire-headquarted high-voltage power contractor, Smith Brothers, has successfully completed electrical engineering works at the Next Energy Capital Ltd solar farm in Little Staughton, Cambridgeshire. Working as the Independent Connection Provider (ICP) on the generation project, the 21-strong Smith Brothers team designed, constructed, installed and tested the UK Power Network’s (UKPN) 132kV

Jet Aire appoints business development manager

by Steve Everett - 10, February, 20209, February, 20200

Drainage contractor, Jet Aire Services, has appointed Lee Whitear as business development manager to support the company’s continued UK-wide growth. Lee was previously the operations manager at Jet Aire’s Leeds office prior to his move to the sales division. Following four years of military service, he joined Jet Aire in 2013

Northern Gas Networks pledge savings of £150m to customers across the north

by Steve Everett - 6, February, 20205, February, 20200

Northern Gas Networks (NGN), the North of England’s gas distributor, has shared its business plans for next five years in its most ambitious programme of service improvement to date. The business, which is headquarted in Leeds, has planned a £1.25 billion investment in the network from 2021 – 2026, which is

Forward-thinking manufacturers welcomes duo of experienced operators

by Steve Everett - 30, January, 202029, January, 20200

Sheet metal manufacturers Salamander Fabrications has further bolstered its growing workforce with the additions of two highly qualified recruits. Mohammed Zub has joined the Slaithwaite-based firm as a quality engineer and Nick Horn has come in as a manufacturing engineer. The duo of appointments sees Salamander’s workforce rise to 50-plus, as the

ECON ploughs £850,000 into new state-of-the-art laser cutter

by Steve Everett - 28, January, 202027, January, 20200

A North Yorkshire engineering company that manufactures more than 80 per cent of the winter maintenance and repair vehicles used on Britain’s roads has ploughed £850,000 into a new state-of-the-art laser cutter. The new machine purchased by Econ Engineering will not only significantly increase throughput in its engineering workshop, it will

Jet Aire appoints new managing director

by Steve Everett - 23, January, 20200

Leeds-based drainage contractor, Jet Aire Services, has appointed Darren Pavan as managing director to provide strategic leadership for its operations nationwide. Darren joined Jet Aire in 2015 as commercial manager heading up the company’s key contracts in the utilities sector. He led operations at Jet Aire’s regional office in Middlesbrough and

Fin-tastic rescuers save “Lucky” the fish from sewer

by Steve Everett - 23, January, 202022, January, 20200

Severn Trent wastewater engineers made the most unusual catch of the day by rescuing two fish they believe had been flushed down a toilet into a sewer. Brothers Martin and Chas Jeffries realised "fins" weren't right when the fish appeared on their CCTV survey camera. But they didn't get into a flap

ABP commences work on the Humber’s largest roof mounted solar scheme

by Steve Everett - 9, January, 20208, January, 20200

ABP is investing £6.8m in the Port of Hull to install the Humber’s largest roof mounted solar scheme. Currently, installations at the Ports of Immingham and Goole produce 4.5 MW and 1.1 MW respectively. Once completed, the 6.5 MW solar scheme at the Port of Hull will more than double the

SCX engineering expertise called on for two new aircraft carriers

by Steve Everett - 31, December, 201930, December, 20190

The engineering skills of Sheffield-based SCX Special Projects are in evidence aboard the Royal Navy’s largest ever warships. The company, which specialises in mechanical handling solutions, designed and built ten bespoke cranes for the new HMS Queen Elizabeth and HMS Prince of Wales aircraft carriers. The two ships made their first